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                            EXHIBIT 23

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors 
CDI Corp.:

     We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 33-7263 on Form S-8 of CDI Corp., in Registration Statement No.
33-30357 on Form S-8 of CDI Corp. and in Registration Statement No.
33-25801 on Form S-3 of CDI Corp. of our report dated February 27, 
1995, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of CDI Corp. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, retained earnings and cash flows
and the related financial statement schedule for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, which report appears in
the December 31, 1994 annual report on Form 10-K of CDI Corp.





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February 27, 1995                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP